How Many People Are Named Thais?
people named Thais are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 209,812 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,225 babies named Thais in Social Security records from 1909 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
84 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly means "bandage" in Greek. This was the name of a companion of Alexander the Great. It was also borne by a 4th-century saint from Alexandria, a wealthy socialite who became a Christian convert. She has been a popular subject of art and literature, including an 1891 novel by Anatole France and an 1894 opera by Jules Massenet.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Thais in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Thais alive today is about 33 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 51 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Thais first appears in the records in 1909 and was given most often in 2001, to 84 babies. In 2025, 26 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1909 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Thais has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,478, in 1916. In 2025 it ranked #5,086.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,086 |
| Best rank | #1,478 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,552 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Thais alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Thais were born in New York than in any other state: about 175 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Thais was given 7.4 times as often in Louisiana, 4.2 times in New York and 3 times in Florida.
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